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Last December, Emily Swan fully retired from Pine Island after more than 30 years as the camp’s Business Manager. This was a woefully inadequate job title; Emily seamlessly handled everything from finances and payroll to logistics and endlessly frustrating regulations. Her attention to detail touched every aspect of camp life, both during the summer and throughout the year.

When we got to our campsite, we made a fire, then we saw a snapping turtle hanging around some rocks! We named it Bertha and watched it for a couple minutes before it left and we went to sleep…

On March 18, 2024, after years and years of thinking, reading, planning, and hoping, I finally embarked on one of my lifelong bucket-list items: thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail.